ANDE-FCal

Former American atmospheric density research satellite. ANDE-FCal was launched on December 10, 2006 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 25, 2008).

COSPAR 2006-055JNORAD 29667United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Navy-OSCAR-62 (ANDE-FCL)
Common name: ANDE-FCal
Payload designation: ANDE Fence Cal
Other names: NO-62,ANDE-FCL
International designator: 2006-055J
NORAD catalog number: 29667
GCAT identifier: S29667
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/514

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: ANDE
Owner: USAF STP
Country: United States
Builder: Naval Research Lab

Launch

Date: December 10, 2006 · 01:47 UTC
Launch record: 2006-055Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 312 km
Apogee: 336 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 25, 2008
Last known active: May 25, 2008
End of operations: May 25, 2008

Size

Mass: 75 kg
Dry mass: 75 kg
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 0.40 m
Span: 0.4 m

Launched together

STS-116Human spaceflight · NASA JSC Radar Fence TransponderCalibration · USNA MARScomCommunications · USNA ANDE-MAASpace science · USAF STP

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17297622 (CC0).